| Event: | Men's freestyle 96 kg |
| Championship: | 2011 World Championships |
| Dates: | 17 September 2011 |
| Venue: | Sinan Erdem Dome |
| Competitors: | 41 |
| Nations: | 41 |
| Gold: | Reza Yazdani |
| Gold Nation: | IRI |
| Silver: | Serhat Balcı |
| Silver Nation: | TUR |
| Bronze: | Ruslan Sheikhau |
| Bronze Nation: | BLR |
| Bronze Variant: | 1995 |
| Bronze2: | Jake Varner |
| Bronze2 Nation: | USA |
| Prev: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2013 |
See main article: 2011 World Wrestling Championships.
The men's freestyle 96 kilograms was a competition featured at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 September 2011.